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Where does “δραματικός” come from?

δραματικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

Ancestry of “δραματικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
2Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
3Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act

Words derived from “δραματικός”

  • dramatic
  • dramatically
  • undramatic
  • nondramatic
  • sociodramatic
  • overdramatic
  • metadramatic
  • psychodramatic
  • undramatically
  • monodramatic
  • overdramatically
  • photodramatic
  • antidramatic
  • hyperdramatic
  • dramaticism
  • psychodramatically
  • superdramatic
  • dramaticule
  • underdramatic
  • teledramatic
  • cyberdramatic
  • dramaticus
  • dramaticus
  • dramatisk
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